Baby goats are especially prone to pneumonia in cold, wet weather. Pneumonia is a serious health issue when affecting baby goats. It can develop quickly and, if left untreated, could lead to death. What Causes Pneumonia in Baby Goats From what we have experienced kids that were single or twins are less prone to pneumonia than triplets or quadruplets. Pneumonia in baby goats usually results from a combination of factors that weaken their immune system or expose them to harmful

We have decided to sort our goat herd into three main groups to try to increase our profit this year. Good milkers Melody and Fiona We recently added two Nigerians to our heard from Black Hoof Farm, Melody and Fiona. Fiona is a 75% Nigerian dwarf 25% Oberhasli doeling, She is supposed to be an excellent milker. Melody is hopefully pregnant (the kids' father would be the buck pictured below, Southern Grace LeRoy), she has already been milked so they know she is a good milker

Pretty soon we are going to stop moving the goats for the winter. Right now, we are still moving them a little bit in a field we had planted earlier in the fall, but soon they will have to stay in their winter home, so they will need some things to play and climb on. Shadow and Ava resting on repurposed stairs. We are having to put the hay in places other than in their feeder in the barn because the more dominant goats will not let the other goats in the barn to eat the hay (

Whether you just got a bottle baby, or you have orphan kids that need bottle feeding, this blog should help you successfully bottle feed...